Mohammed Akkad
Appearance
Mohammed Wahid Akkad | |
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Governor of Aleppo | |
Assumed office 16 August 2012 | |
President | Bashar Al-Assad |
Preceded by | Moafaq Khallouf |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Syria |
Branch/service | Syrian Arab Republic |
Mohammed Akkad is a Syrian politician and the current Governor of Aleppo.[1]
Akkad was appointed of Aleppo by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on 16 August 2012 during the Battle of Aleppo replacing Moafaq Khallouf.
During the Syrian Civil War Akkad became the primary spokesman for the Syrian government in Aleppo.
References
- ^ "Syria: 'More than 80 killed' in Aleppo University blasts". The Daily Telegraph. 15 January 2013.